Options For Employees When A Company Loses Its Sponsor Licence

Holding a sponsor licence puts a company in a special position of trust with the Home Office. By virtue of being a sponsor, a company is agreeing to monitor migrant activity and help the Home Office to ensure that the immigration system is not abused. When a company loses its sponsor licence or lets it expire, the consequences for employees whose status depends on the company's compliance can be far-reaching.

Revocation – Impact on migrant workers' visas

If a company has had its sponsor licence revoked, this should lead to the curtailment of permission of any migrant workers' leave to remain. Essentially, without a valid licence, all migrant workers will no longer be lawfully employed by the company in question.